Wind Point Lighthouse
Wind Point Lighthouse
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| Location | Wind Point, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 42°45′52.122″N 87°45′29.995″W / 42.76447833°N 87.75833194°WCoordinates: 42°45′52.122″N 87°45′29.995″W / 42.76447833°N 87.75833194°W |
| Year first lit | 1880 |
| Automated | 1964 |
| Construction | brick, Italianate bracketing |
| Height | 108 feet (33 m) |
| Original lens | Third Order Fresnel |
| Range | 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi) |
| ARLHS number | USA-894 |
| USCG number |
7-20605 |
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Historic Lighthouse
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| Architect | Orlando Metcalfe Poe |
| NRHP Reference # | 84003780 |
7-20605
Wind Point Lighthouse (or Windpoint Light Station) is a lighthouse located at the north end of Racine Harbor in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is in the village of Wind Point, Wisconsin, on Lighthouse Road, next to the Shoop Park golf course. The lighthouse stands 108 feet (33 m) tall. One of the oldest and tallest active lighthouses on the Great Lakes, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (Reference #84003780).
Wind Point Lighthouse was designed by Orlando Metcalfe Poe and constructed in 1880. The beacon was originally powered by a three-wicked kerosene lamp, magnified by a third-order Fresnel lens. The light was electrified in 1924, and replaced a DCB-24R airport beacon in 1964. The DCB-24R failed in 2007, and was replaced by a VRB-25 lens. A signal house (horns removed, resonators still in place) remains on the grounds as well as a garage, two storage buildings, and an oil house. The Village of Wind Point has maintained the lighthouse and grounds since 1964, and uses the old keepers' quarters as a village hall and police headquarters.
In the summer of 2007, the lighthouse tower underwent a US$210,000 restoration, during which windows and doors were replaced, brickwork repointed, and the tower repainted.
The shipwreck site of the Kate Kelly is located 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the lighthouse.
USCG archive photo
The Wind Point Lighthouse and surroundings at sunrise
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